Next Week’s Worship – 8th February 2015
Second Sunday before lent
8.00am: Holy Communion
9.30am: Parish Eucharist with Revd Poppy Hughes
Readings: Proverbs 8.1,22-31; Colossians 1.15-20; John 1.1-14
This week’s Diary commencing 2nd February 2015
Monday: / 9.30am2.30pm
7.30pm / Shop committee meet
OMF Prayer group meet
Pastoral committee meet
Wednesday: / 9.30am
11.00am / Holy Communion at Tetbury Church
Funeral of Evelyn Williams at Long Newnton Church
Thursday: / 11.00am
2.30pm for 3pm
3.00pm / Funeral of Philomena Mantell at Shipton Moyne Church
Julian Group meet
Funeral of Mabel Joyce Hall at Gloucester Crematorium
Friday / 2.00pm / Rehearsal for Women’s World Day of Prayer Service at Tetbury Church
Saturday: / 10.00am
10.00am / Saturday morning prayers in Tetbury Church
Priority work meeting “Children and Young people” at the Vicarage
Parish Priest’s Day off: Monday
Prayer List (Please pray daily for the sick and departed)
Monday: Anne, Nicola, Sadie
Tuesday: John, Shirley
Wednesday: Hazel, Nathan
Thursday: Cyril, Kevin
Friday: Margo and David
Departed: Evelyn Williams, Nellie (Helen) Ayliffe, Mabel Joyce Hall,
Kathleen Kirby, Philomena Mantell
Praying for the Town: Braybrooke Close
Years Mind: Edith Wilkins (1/02), Patricia Edwards (3/02), Beryl Marlow (&/02) (“Year’s Mind” is to mark the first anniversary of a death – often a difficult time for family and friends)
BENEFICE OF TETBURY, BEVERSTON,
LONG NEWNTON and SHIPTON MOYNE
Candlemas 1st February 2015
Welcome to all visitors and those new to the Church. Please make yourselves known to us. Coffee will be served at the front after the 9.30am service. Join us if you can.
There is a loop system for the hard of hearing, and large print copies of the service and the hymn book are available from the sidesmen.
All are invited to come to the altar at the time of Communion. Members of other churches who would receive at their own church are welcome to do so here. If receiving communion is not appropriate, please come up to receive a blessing (it helps us if you bring a service book to indicate if you would prefer to receive a blessing). If you would like Communion brought to you please tell one of the sidesmen.
Worship Today
8.00am: Holy Communion
9.30am: Family Service with Holy Communion with Revd Poppy Hughes
Anthem: O Nata Lux - Tallis
6.00pm Choral Evensong
Collect
Almighty and ever-living God, clothed in majesty, whose beloved Son
was this day presented in the Temple, in substance of our flesh: grant that we may be presented to you with pure and clean hearts, by your Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Post Communion Prayer
Lord, you fulfilled the hope of Simeon and Anna, who lived to welcome the Messiah: may we, who have received these gifts beyond words,
prepare to meet Christ Jesus when he comes to bring us to eternal life;
for he is alive and reigns, now and for ever. Amen.
Notices
The Traidcraft stall will be open this morning after the 9.30 service.
Please join us for Choral Evensong this evening at 6.00pm.
The Second Sunday Cash Collection next week will be for Disaster Emergencies Committee (DEC) / refugees.
The Venerable Robert Springett, the Archdeacon of Cheltenham will be the guest preacher at our 9.30am service next Sunday.
The next OMF Prayer Group meeting will be on 5th February at 2.30pm for 3pm, All welcome.
The next Julian Group will be tomorrow, 2nd February from 2.30pm until 4.00pm. All welcome.
Prayer Calendars for the three months beginning in February are available at the back of the church. These are designed for those who are not always able to attend regular worship at church but are not forgotten. If any others would like to have one of these for their devotions please take one. If you know of someone who would like one of these regularly please contact Richard Glanville.
Date for your diary - Women’s World Day of Prayer is on 6th March and it is St Marys’ turn to host the Service which will be at 2pm.
Church Flower arrangers we have a small team of ladies who arrange our flowers in church. If you would like to join us (no experience necessary) we are having a meeting in Church on Thursday 12th February at 10.00am. If you are interested in joining but cannot make this meeting then please contact Judith Randall.
Come and pray for Tetbury on Saturday 14th February at 1045am at Christ Church, the Chipping. There will be an hour of prayer, followed by time to fellowship, discuss and answer questions over a simple lunch. If you would like to stay for lunch, please let Gwyneth. Please see notice board for further details.
Retreats. Gloucestershire's Spirituality Network has put together information about individual guided retreats in 2015. Please see the flyer at the back ofchurch for more details.
Lent. Our Lent observance begins with our Ash Wednesday service at 7pm on Wednesday 18th February. Lent house groups will be starting in the week of Monday 23rd February. More information to follow next week.
Date for your diary – Church Spring Clean Saturday March 28th – details to follow.
Parish Priest: Revd Poppy Hughes, The Vicarage, 6 The Green, Tetbury, GL8 8DN. Tel: 01666 502333 Day off: Monday
e-mail:
Parish Office: The Parish Office will be open 9.00am – 1pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday & 9.00am – 12 noon Friday
Parish Administrator: Diana Sharp, All items for inclusion in the Sunday news-sheets should be sent by Thursday 8.30am at the latest. Tel: 01666 500088; e-mail:
web-site: www.tetburychurch.co.uk
Treasurer: All financial enquiries e-mail:
Sunday 1st February 2015
Candlemas
Old Testament Malachi 3.1-5
Thus says the Lord God: See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight– indeed, he is coming, says the LORD of hosts. But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap; he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the descendants of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, until they present offerings to the LORD in righteousness. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD as in the days of old and as in former years. Then I will draw near to you for judgement; I will be swift to bear witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired workers in their wages, the widow, and the orphan, against those who thrust aside the alien, and do not fear me, says the LORD of hosts.
New Testament Hebrews 2.14-18
Since the children share flesh and blood, Jesus himself likewise shared the same things, so that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by the fear of death. For it is clear that he did not come to help angels, but the descendants of Abraham. Therefore he had to become like his brothers and sisters in every respect, so that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make a sacrifice of atonement for the sins of the people. Because he himself was tested by what he suffered, he is able to help those who are being tested.
Gospel Luke 2.22-40
When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, Mary and Joseph brought Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord. (as it is written in the law of the Lord, ‘Every firstborn male shall be designated as holy to the Lord’), and they offered a sacrifice according to what is stated in the law of the Lord, ‘a pair of turtle-doves or two young pigeons.’ Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit rested on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. Guided by the Spirit, Simeon came into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him what was customary under the law, Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying, ‘Master, now you are dismissing your servant in peace, according to your word; for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel.’
And the child’s father and mother were amazed at what was being said about him. Then Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, ‘This child is destined for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be opposed so that the inner thoughts of many will be revealed– and a sword will pierce your own soul too.’
There was also a prophet, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, having lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshipped there with fasting and prayer night and day. At that moment she came, and began to praise God and to speak about the child to all who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.
When they had finished everything required by the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favour of God was upon him.